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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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